I turn 16 this month and i’ve wanted my tongue pierced for a while now. My parents have agreed that i can get it done on my birthday.
I was just wondering how much it hurt? I know the pain is different for everyone but I just want to get an idea.
I also wanted to know how long you have to wait before changing it. I go to Morocco 9 days after I will have got my tongue pierced and i was hoping to have changed it by then because I dont want the long bar irritating me while i’m there.
Thanks!
If you’re planning on going on any adventures, I would suggest waiting until you get back to get your piercing.I know it’d be really cool to have a fun new piercing right away, but it’s probably not the safest thing.Plus, you might miss out on experiences because of it.Like, not being able to try that spicy cuisine or not being able to go swimming because of the bacteria, junk like that.
Tongue piercings are not anywhere near as painful as you’d imagine.The clamps we use to hold your tongue will be the worst part.Most clients tell me that once the clamps are in place they don’t even feel when the needle goes through.And the clamps just feel like a tight pinching.
You’re supposed to keep the long bar in for three months, but definitely no less than one.At least one whole month without ever removing your long bar.Being that your tongue is in your mouth, with all sorts of bacteria, and that you’re going to be moving it and irritating the area (even if you take a vow of silence, you still have to eat and swallow), it is prone to flare up suddenly and swiftly.I mean, SUDDENLY without any warning.
The longer bar is in there in case of swelling.If your tongue swells and the bar is too short, your tongue could over take the balls and either force them off or engulf them.If your balls fall off, the piercing will too and you will probably lose your piercing.If the balls are engulfed, they will have to be cut out, and you will def. lose the piercing… and some tongue function.
Engulfment is def. a worst case scenario, but that’s what having a longer bar is preventing. It’s a safety precaution.
Tip: When getting pierced your piercer is going to tell you to keep your tongue out.Do so.Even if you’re drooling all over yourself, don’t pull it back in.If you do, your piercer will just have to start their measuring and marking over… if you do it too many times, they will give up on getting it straight and you’ll end up with a crooked bar.I promise you, your piercer would much prefer to have their gloves covered in drool than to have to start over twenty times.
Good luck.
I would never have mine done but a close friend did and she says its a very painful experience – although it looks really nice and she did say it was worth it. You normally have the bar changed to a shorter one after about a week or something though.
Mine really really hurt.
You get a really long bar at first which the piercist (not you) will change to a shorter one a week later.
So barring any complications (irritation will prolong swelling) you should be fine for a shorter bar before your trip
Im the same way, I just went on youtube and watched people getting theres pierced….noone cryed or anything u should check it out